Psalms 139:7
Where can I go that you're not already there? Where can I run to escape your presence?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?
In Context
6This amazing knowledge you have is far beyond me, way beyond my understanding!
8If I go up to heaven, you are there. If I lie down in Sheol, look—you are there too!
Cross References
Job 22:13But you ask, ‘What does God know? How can he see and judge what happens down here in darkness?
Jeremiah 23:24Can people hide in secret places where I can't see them? asks the Lord. Don't I operate everywhere in heaven and on earth? asks the Lord.
Jonah 1:10The sailors became even more terrified and said to Jonah, “What have you done?” because Jonah had explained to them that he was running away from the Lord.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 139:2-7
The Omniscience of God. 1 O Lord , thou hast searched me, and known me. 2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off. 3 Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and art acquainted with all my ways. 4 For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O Lord , thou knowest it altogether. 5 Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine hand upon me. 6 Such knowledge is too wonderful for me; it is high, I cannot attain unto it. David here lays down this great doctrine,… Read the whole commentary →